This Identification Guide for Lionel Electric Trains covers the "Post-war Era" only from 1945 until 1969. |
ionel produced a wide variety of locomotives throughout the entire Post-war period. |
NUMBERING OF LIONEL LOCOMOTIVES |
O27 Gauge - you’ll note that Lionel used four-digit numbers for these locomotives. |
THE LIONEL 200 SERIES SCOUT LOCOMOTIVES |
Throughout the production of the 200 Series there were many changes that occurred to these locomotives. We’ve listed these changes in the "DISTINCTIVE FEATURES" column. All of the types listed below have plastic boilers with the exception of TYPE IX. |
TYPE | YEAR | LOCOMOTIVE | DISTINCTIVE FEATURES |
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I | 1953 | 1130 | 1. Small generator is located at top rear of boiler. 2. No E-unit cut-out. 3. Small smokestack. 4. Thin running boards. 5. Plugged hole. 6. No detail on boiler front. 7. Cowcatcher is closed. |
II | 1957 | 250 | 1. Identical to TYPE I except this type has thick running boards. |
III | 1958 | 248, 249 | 1. Identical to TYPE I except there is a curved cut-out on top of the boiler for the E-unit lever. 2. Thick running boards. |
IV | 1959 | 247 | 1. Small generator is located at top rear of boiler. 2. Curved cut-out slot for E-unit. 3. Large smokestack. 4. Thick running boards. 5. Plugged hole. 6. Water condenser installed below headlight. 7. Cowcatcher is closed. |
V | 1959 | 247 | 1. Identical to TYPE IV except thick running boards with open hole. 2. Generator has been opened. |
VI | 1960 | 243, 244 | 1. Has thick running boards with a plugged hole. 2. Generator has been removed. 3. Water condenser installed below headlight. 4. Curved cut-out slot for E-unit. 5. Large Smokestack. 6. Closed cowcatcher. |
VII | 1959 | 245, 246 | 1. Has thick running boards. 2. Small generator is located at top rear of boiler. 3. Water condenser installed below headlight. 4. Cut-out slot for reverse lever in center of boiler. 5. Large Smokestack. 6. Open cowcatcher. 7. Pin mounting for motor is threaded. |
VIII | 1959 | 233, 235, 236, 237, 238, 242, 246 |
1. Identical to TYPE VII except closed cowcatcher. 2. Small generator has been removed. 3. Pin mounting for motor is knurled. |
IX | 1965 | 239, 241, 251 | Identical to TYPE VIII except that the boiler is die-cast metal. Note: This was the last production using the tooling that began in 1946 with the production of the No. 1654. |
X | 1964 | 237, 238, 240, 242 |
This TYPE used completely new tooling designed to work with injected plastic. This body mold was similar to the types that were produced before. Notable differences are that there is no platform for the bell, and the running boards are thin. |
The plate on the bottom of the locomotive will provide you with additional information. This plate often shows the year of manufacture. |
221 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 New York Central 224 2-6-2 Prairie O Lionel Lines 233 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 235 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 236 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 237 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 238 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 239 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 240 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 241 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 242 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 243 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 244 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 245 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 246 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 247 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Baltimore & Ohio 248 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 249 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Pennsylvania 250 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Pennsylvania 251 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Southern Pacific 637 2-6-4 Adriatic O Pennsylvania 646 4-6-4 Hudson O Lionel Lines 665 4-6-4 Hudson O Lionel Lines 671 6-8-6 Steam Turbine O Lionel Lines 671R 6-8-6 Steam Turbine O Lionel Lines 675 2-6-2 Prairie O Lionel Lines 681 6-8-6 Steam Turbine O Lionel Lines 682 6-8-6 Steam Turbine O Pennsylvania 685 4-6-4 Hudson O Lionel Lines 726 2-8-4 Berkshire O Lionel Lines 726RR 2-8-4 Berkshire O Lionel Lines 736 2-8-4 Berkshire O Lionel Lines 746 4-8-4 Northern O Norfolk & Western 773 4-6-4 Hudson O Scale Lionel Lines 1001 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout |
1050 0-4-0 Switcher O27 Lionel Scout 1060 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1061 0-4-0 or 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1062 0-4-0 or 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1101 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1110 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1120 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1130 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Scout 1615 0-4-0 Switcher O27 Lionel Lines 1625 0-4-0 Switcher O27 Lionel Lines 1654 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 1655 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 1656 0-4-0 Switcher O27 Lionel Lines 1665 0-4-0 Switcher O27 Lionel Lines 1666 2-6-2 Prairie O27 Lionel Lines 1862 4-4-0 American O27 General 1872 4-4-0 American O General 1882 4-4-0 American O27 General 2016 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines 2018 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines 2020 6-8-6 Steam Turbine O27 Lionel Lines 2025 2-6-2 Prairie O27 Lionel Lines 2026 2-6-2 Prairie O27 Lionel Lines 2029 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines 2034 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines 2035 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines 2036 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines 2037 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines 2037-500 (2037) 2-6-4 Adriatic O27 Lionel Lines (Girls’s Set) 2046 4-6-4 Hudson O27 Lionel Lines 2055 4-6-4 Hudson O27 Lionel Lines 2056 4-6-4 Hudson O27 Lionel Lines 2065 4-6-4 Hudson O27 Lionel Lines 6110 2-4-2 Columbia O27 Lionel Lines |